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Bittman uses this four-harness floor loom in her studio and has also worked on eight-harness looms. “The number of harnesses will allow for more complex patterns.” Once she goes to the loom, there’s a little room for improvisation — “as planned as I want to be there are always surprises “ — and she can make minor pattern changes, “but it’s kind of locked into a particular look or stylization.”